lucas454
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Post by lucas454 on Mar 25, 2024 21:43:20 GMT -5
I've been lucky enough to own two muscle cars in my life, a 1972 Chevelle and my current car, a 2015 Challenger. With the 2015 being styled after a 71 Challenger I have been wanting a good representation of a 71 R/T. Sadly, no one makes a 71 Challenger kit. I did a conversion a few years back, but I always felt like I could do better. I've been pretty low on money lately as my dad was in the hospital, (plus I wanted to get a few new kits) but I finally decided to pull the trigger on doing another conversion. During the process of building the model my father ended up passing away, so this build is dedicated to him. The resin conversion kit came from Hart's Parts. I've used them before and they're excellent conversions. The fit is great! The stripes are Keith Marks 71-74 Challenger decals I got off eBay. The kit itself is the newest version of the AMT 70 Challenger. It's not a great kit (see my previous post), but I was able to make a pretty descent conversion learning my lesson from the 70 Challenger I built a few weeks ago.  SAM_1571 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr  SAM_1572 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr  SAM_1573 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr My previous build for comparison  SAM_0602 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr |
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Post by kyledehart5 on Mar 25, 2024 23:27:25 GMT -5
Absolutely wonderful work on this conversion Eric. This turned out awesome. Love the color too.
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TJ
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Post by TJ on Mar 26, 2024 5:00:00 GMT -5
Very nice. When I saw the title I thought you meant 70. But thus is really cool
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Post by 406 Silverado on Mar 26, 2024 5:20:30 GMT -5
You know....I've never thought about it but you're right Eric. I've never seen a 71 Challenger kit from any manufacturer and can't think of a reason why one shouldn't have been released. Great work on this kit and a fitting tribute to your dad.
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Post by handiabled on Mar 26, 2024 8:57:00 GMT -5
There's a 71 RT Challenger in Hemi Orange that lives near me. You did an excellent job on this tribute to your Father!
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lucas454
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Post by lucas454 on Mar 26, 2024 9:26:36 GMT -5
You know....I've never thought about it but you're right Eric. I've never seen a 71 Challenger kit from any manufacturer and can't think of a reason why one shouldn't have been released. Great work on this kit and a fitting tribute to your dad. I've seen a couple on eBay, but they need to bring them back in to production. |
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lucas454
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Post by lucas454 on Mar 26, 2024 9:29:13 GMT -5
There's a 71 RT Challenger in Hemi Orange that lives near me. You did an excellent job on this tribute to your Father! There was a 70 in this color at the show I took my car to a couple years ago. I saw someone do a Demon in this color and thought it would make a great color for the Challenger. It's also one of the three colors I wanted for my 2015. Red was the only of the three colors I could find at the time though. |
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Post by tcoat on Mar 26, 2024 11:29:48 GMT -5
Since your 2015 was built just down the highway from me and I have seen thousands of the things go by on trucks it is possible I saw yours headed to the US!
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lucas454
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Post by lucas454 on Mar 26, 2024 21:59:27 GMT -5
Since your 2015 was built just down the highway from me and I have seen thousands of the things go by on trucks it is possible I saw yours headed to the US! That would be pretty cool. |
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